Customer Reviews for Garmin Lily 2 Active Smartwatch, GPS, 38mm, Lunar Gold Case, Bone Silicone Band (010-02891-00)
58 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Jan 17, 2026
Perfect!
This is exactly what I was missing! I'm able to track my workouts and daily health stats. And it looks beautiful with my gold jewelry!
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Sep 20, 2025
Randomly vibrates
Originally had the Lily 2 and decided to upgrade to the Lily 2 Active. Love the color and size of it along with the options to customize. My watch began to randomly vibrate for no reason. The vibration is to alert there is some kind of notification to see. It vibrated all dat long, no reason for it. I've read on some feeds that others had also experienced this issue. I...
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Adrienne
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Posted Jan 17, 2026
Perfect!
This is exactly what I was missing! I'm able to track my workouts and daily health stats. And it looks beautiful with my gold jewelry!
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Lisa K
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Posted Jan 2, 2026
Lily 2 Active is awesome
Received this watch for my birthday. Love it and find it more comfortable to wear than my venu sq. Still learning it's features but finding it user friendly and battery lasts longer. Very happy so far.
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Boop
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Posted Dec 21, 2025
Love long battery life.
Early xmas present from husband after I saw it on Garmin website. On sale too.
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G'ma
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Posted Dec 7, 2025
Love the smaller face! (Compared to the Forerunner
Love the watch. It's such a sleek look but still gives me the information I most need and want. I no longer need everything the Forerunner provided but loved that watch as well.
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LindiM
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Posted Nov 18, 2025
Sleek design and excellent data
Bought this to replace my tired Apple Watch - primarily for the longer battery life. I’m so happy I changed! Love the sleek design and the features on the watch face. Super happy!
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Jessclamation
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Posted Nov 4, 2025
Way More Accurate, Adore the Size
I had 3 other Garmin watches that I loved. Most recently, the hybrid vivomove HR. I really just like a watch for tracking my runs and letting me know if I have a call and my phone isn't nearby and I LOVED the black and gold. Unfortunately, it started goofing up and I went back to my Vivoactive 3 which I had before, at that point it was 5 years old but worked. The Lily 2...
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Rebecca H.
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Posted Nov 2, 2025
Love this watch and its accuracy!
I switched for an Apple Watch to this and am loving it! It’s accurate and has great health stats that interest me. It stays charged for days and looks nice!
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Martha
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Posted Oct 21, 2025
Nice size!
I am always having trouble finding a smart watch that fits my small wrist. This is the perfect fit and super easy to use. It also holds a charge much longer than my old bigger Garmin. Very pleased!
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Jetta
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Posted Oct 19, 2025
Love the Garmin II Active
Love all the features on it. A very attractive garmin watch.
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Stac
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Posted Oct 14, 2025
It's ok. Nothing special and overpriced.
For what this watch is, it is overpriced. Fitbit, samsung, apple all have more fun features and can be cheaper than this watch. The band is irritating and you cannot have a nice watch face. Very disappointed but got it as a gift and so I'm stuck with it. It has already glitched and I had to wait for battery to drain to then charged it and trigger it back.
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Response from Staples :
Our support team would be happy to look into this glitch on the watch for you. You can contact them Monday through Friday 7a-7p CST at 800-800-1020.
Garmin, October 14, 2025
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Posted Sep 28, 2025
Beautiful Watch
Gorgeous watch! Love all the features except I don’t feel like it tracks sleep the best? Maybe I am being too picky, but the watch has trouble detecting when I wake up and when I’m taking naps. It really is not that much of a big deal, but for that price you would expect it to track sleep a little better. Also, the app that comes with the garmin is not the most user fri...
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Kimmy P
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Posted Sep 20, 2025
Randomly vibrates
Originally had the Lily 2 and decided to upgrade to the Lily 2 Active. Love the color and size of it along with the options to customize. My watch began to randomly vibrate for no reason. The vibration is to alert there is some kind of notification to see. It vibrated all dat long, no reason for it. I've read on some feeds that others had also experienced this issue. I...
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Response from Staples :
It sounds like you may have had the "move" alert enabled. I've linked how to disable that below.
http://ms.spr.ly/6423sqE3D
September 22, 2025
eliza12345
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Posted Sep 10, 2025
I LOVE IT!!
I bought this watch a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I use the gps feature for runs almost every day and it makes tracking my runs way easier then it used to be. It also directly connects to strava allowing me to post my workouts. I have been recommending this watch to all my friends. It tracks work outs great and looks so cute at the same time!
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retired Floridian
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Posted Aug 29, 2025
Tracks the sports I enjoy most
I purchased the Lily 2 because it has built in GPS. I originally bought the vivosmart watch because of the size, but was frustrated with the watch not tracking my activity because of the GPS. The Lily 2 tracks my biking, swimming and exercise routine without having to keep my phone 30Ft away. The size of this watch is really too big for my tiny wrist, but there aren't p...
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Florida Mama
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Posted Aug 25, 2025
First Time Fitness Watch Wearer
I purchased this watch as I started my postpartum fitness journey and it has been so helpful tracking my workouts, steps, sleep (or lack there of) and so many other features! I never wore a watch before so I didn’t want anything too chunky on my wrists and this sleek classy design is the perfect fit. 100000/10 recommend!
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Tennisnerd97
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Posted Aug 24, 2025
Broke after first charge
The charging port broke after the first use. I ending up returning this watch and getting the vivo 6 and have been much happier with its over functionality.
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LC61
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Posted Aug 24, 2025
Not totally perfect for me, but still lots to like
I have small wrists and most watches available today are far too big for me. The Lily 2 Active is still bigger than I’d like, but I wanted some of the features that aren’t available on the Lily or Lily 2. I really like that it has an all metal bezel/casing and not that plastic or resin that usually is on a sports watch. I like the quick release band feature so I can eas...
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MariOTA
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Posted Aug 23, 2025
Great features and high reliability
I only received this about 2weeks ago and this watch is my most favorite. Its reliable and has great features. The Garmin app is both easy to use and gives so much information! In the future id definitely get another Garmin.
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Kay5
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Posted Aug 14, 2025
I love my Lily!
My family is a Garmin family and I had a Fitbit. With Fitbits being phased out with Google I decided to move to Garmin. I LOVE my Garmin! It is so much better than my Fitbit and I love the style of the Lily. It is cute and feminine!
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Cojo
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Posted Aug 12, 2025
Not worth the money
I got this watch on sale and it's a decent watch but it has some flaws that make it hard to really like. It's good for running and working out which I guess is what it's made for. The screen has sensitivity issues where it just won't register touches and the face button just won't work sometimes. For how much they charge, it really shouldn't be having issues like this. ...
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